The Glorious Mysteries

~ The Resurrection of Jesus ~

1 - Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. <John 16:20>

2 - Wherefore expect Me, saith the Lord, in the day of My resurrection that is to come, for My judgment is to assemble the Gentiles, and to gather the kingdoms.

<Sophonias 3:8

3 - So also you now indeed have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice; and your joy no man shall take from you. <John 16:22>

4 - For I know that my Redeemerliveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the earth. <Job 19:25>

5 - And on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared. <Luke 24:1>

6 - And the angel answering, said to the women: Fear not you; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. <Matthew 28:5>

7 - And He said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise again from the dead, the third day. <Luke 24:46>

8 - And that penance and remission of sins should be preached in His name, unto all nations.

<Luke 24:47>

9 - He said therefore to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father hath sent Me, I also send you.

<John 20:21>

10 - But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. <James 1:22>

~ Ascension of Jesus to Heaven ~

1 - And He led them out as far

as Bethania: and lifting up His hands, He blessed them.

<Luke 24:50>

2 - All power is given to Me in Heaven and in earth.

<Matthew 28:18>

3 - By the power of the Holy Spirit, you shall be witnesses unto Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.

<Acts 1:8>

4 - Going therefore, teach ye all nations; baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. <Matthew 28:19>

5 - But they going forth preached everywhere: the Lord working withal, and confirming the word with signs that followed.

<Mark 16:20>

6 - Teaching them to observe

all things whatsoever I have commanded you.And behold, I am with you all days, even unto the consummation of the world.

<Matthew 28:20>

7 - To give knowledge of salvation to His people, unto the remission of their sins.

<Luke 1:77>

8 - And hath raised up a horn of salvation to us, in the house of David His servant.Luke 1:69

9 - And the Lord Jesus, after He had spoken to them, was taken up into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God. <Mark 16:19>

10 - Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to Heaven?

<Acts 1:11>

~ The Descent of the Holy Spirit ~

1 - And when the days of the Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together in one place.

<Acts 2:1>

2 - And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven, as of a mighty wind coming. <Acts 2:2>

3 - And there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of fire, and it sat upon every one of them.

<Acts 2:3>

4 - They therefore that received his word, were baptized; and there were added in that day about three thousand souls. <Acts 2:41>

5 - Be penitent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out. Acts 3:19

6 - To you first God, raising up His Son, hath sent Him to bless you; that every one may convert himself from his wickedness. <Acts 3:26>

7 - And with great power did the Apostles give testimony of the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord; and great grace was in them all. <Acts 4:33>

8 - I say to you, that even so there shall be joy in Heaven upon one sinner that doth penance.

<Luke 15:7

9 - Lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. <Matthew 13:15>

10 - Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and unmoveable; always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. <1 Cor 15:58>

~ The Assumption of Our Blessed Mother into Heaven ~

1 - Blessed art thou, O daughter, by the Lord the most high God, above all women upon the earth.

<Judith 13:23>

2 - Arise, O Lord, into Thy resting place: Thou and the Ark, which Thou hast sanctified.

<Psalm 131:8>

3 - And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.<Apoc 12:17

4 - Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

<Psalm 44:17>

5 - Because He hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. <Luke 1:48>

6 - He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord. <Proverbs 8:35>

7 - I am the Mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. Eccl 24:24

8 - In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. <Eccl 24:25>

9 - For she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of God's majesty.

<Wisdom 7:26>

10 - They shall remember thy name throughout all generations. Therefore shall people praise thee forever; yea, forever and ever. <Psalm 44:18>

~ The Crowning of Our Blessed Mother as Queen of Heaven ~

1 - And a great sign appeared in Heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. <Apoc 12:1>

2 - Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array? <Canticles 6:9>

3 - And as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds, and as the flower of roses in the days of the spring. <Eccl 50:8>

4 - Now therefore, ye children, hear me: Blessed are they that keep my ways. <Proverbs 8:32>

5 - Blessed is the man that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my gates.

<Proverbs 8:34>

6 - The Queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; surrounded with variety.

<Psalm 44:10>

7 - Thou art all fair, O my love, and there is not a spot in thee. <Canticles 4:7>

8 - He that hearkeneth to me, shall not be confounded: and they that work by me, shall not sin. <Eccl 24:30>

9 - I will put enmities between thee and the woman, and thy seed and her seed: she shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel. <Gen 3:15>

10 - All the glory of the king's daughter is within in golden borders. <Psalm 44:14>

See ye that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all that seek out the truth.

Ecclesiasticus 24:47

Note 1: Only Catholics have the testimony of Jesus Christ, heretics ("lutherans", "vatican-2-ists","baptists", "evangelicals", etc.) are not Christians.

Note 2: Scriptures from the only

authentic Bible in English, the Catholic Douay-Rheims Bible (DRB).